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Makes you wonder if there's any link to the lack of respect the players showed him here in 81. Hope we don't get embroiled in this as Crewe are not coming out of this well.

Yes, the players openly mocked him in training and didn’t listen to any instructions he was trying to pass on. Although I think it was more to do with a squad of players still missing Terry Venables and refusing to take anyone else seriously.

Dario Gradi was credited for their development. I'm not saying anything about him personally or even that he is a good coach just that evidence suggests he hasn't been a disgrace to Crewe and he has earned them a lot of money.

Dario Gradi was credited for their development. I'm not saying anything about him personally or even that he is a good coach just that evidence suggests he hasn't been a disgrace to Crewe and he has earned them a lot of money.

I think we are talking about completely different things. Not remotely concerned with his coaching abilities or how he earned them some money - he is a disgrace and the people running the club are a disgrace for far more important reasons.

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It certainly sounds like there is more to come from this, but if he had done more than just turn a blind eye, which I believe is being insuated, then surely some players on the receiving end would have come forward by now as they did with the other coaches? Not that I am in any way downplaying enabling and if he is guilty of that I hope it is proven and the book is thrown.

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RBSRFC have now moved to Club Langley and are very keen to get some for new players. Experienced or not, give me a shout if you fancy a run out. http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/rbsrfc/

I think we are talking about completely different things. Not remotely concerned with his coaching abilities or how he earned them some money - he is a disgrace and the people running the club are a disgrace for far more important reasons.

Fair enough, I was relating your comment to mean more about his football coaching side than any extra curricular activities.

The whole abuse scandal is much bigger than anything any of us could dread to think about. Even as far back as 1999 when Graham Rix was convicted it should have sent out warning signals for investigations to start into youth set ups.